BlueHillsCPR's blog

Well here I am in Saskatoon, SK. on a business/pleasure road trip with the family.  The missus is working and the kids and I are vacationing.

Made sure we were staying in a hotel with a  pool and a water slide but more importantly its just down the street from Hobby World!  Friendly guys and they had the styrene I was after.  Sure beats the shop closer to home.

Has anyone else seen this animation of a concept passenger train that never stops for passengers to get on and off?

Just thought I would share the link in case anyone was interested.  Looks kind of neat if it will actually work.

Bullet Train that boards on the fly

I just wanted to make sure everyone was aware of the FREE KIT OFFER at FOS Scale Models right now!  I just placed my order of $50 or more to reserve my free kit.

I just found out about this and the deal is over April 1st so don't waste time thinking just go get your free kit.

FOS Scale is another fine MRH sponsor!

Well my first MRR show as an exhibitor is behind me.

I have to say I have a new appreciation for the amount of time and energy that Joe and the MRH regulars expend in attending a show.  Both days we all arrived home dead tired and we didn't stay for the banquet Saturday night because we had a little one at home with a  baby sitter.

Attending a show as an exhibitor is hard work, and I have to tip my cap twice to the guys who travel with layouts to attend these shows.  Their commitment to the hobby is second to none in my opinion.

Well, I've started to pread the wealth around a little bit.  I am spending a good portion of the payment I received for my static grass article on hobby stuff, YAY!

Today I placed my order with Dallas Model Works.  What a pleasure it is to deal with Craig at DMW.  He really goes the extra distance for his customers.  I would encourage all of you to give him a try.  I'm sure you will be pleased!

Note:  I changed the title of this post to something that better reflected the content.

I'm gearing up to go to the local MR show at the end of March.  I'll be promoting MRH and showing the DIY grass applicators featured in the article currently slated for publication next month.

I want to take a static grass diorama to the show so patrons at the show can see a completed scene.  I decided to use extruded pink foam to build my terrain.  This is my first experience with using foam so it has been a learning process.

I was off to Moose Jaw today for a couple of things and took along my camera bag.  Turned out the battery was just about toast on the video camera so I only got a short clip.

We did manage to take some good still shots down by the yard.

Thought I would share my clip, shot in the frigid cold...

In case anyone is interested.

Spy Hill Derailment

"Residents in the Saskatchewan border town of Spy Hill are under a state of emergency after a huge train derailment on Saturday morning.

Fire crews are still on scene trying to extinguish the massive blaze.

The fire broke out after a CN train derailed just 13 kilometres west of Manitoba.

This one is nuts about trains already!  He really likes the Siskiyou Line DVD's!  Already a railfan he had me chasing a west bound CP freight out of Regina not that long ago.

Well, it's been frustrating to say the least.

Some of you will remember helping me come up with a track plan for a space in our basement.  A plan was developed that was much more industrious than we had first planned but it made us very happy in the long run.